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MOU.doc II. General Pilot Pa~tner Responsibilities This section sets forth the general responsibilities of all Partners in the Program. The next section describes specific additional responsibilities and schedule commitments of Partners with built projects ("operarional partners"), and partners whose projects are in the design phase ("design partners"). A. Identification of Partner and Eligibitity. A Partner is an organization that is accepted for participation in the Program by USGBC and signs this MOU. To be considered for acceptance into the Program, the organization must be a commercial building owner or developer and must nominate a facility as a pilot project. The facility may be one of two types: (1) where construction is substantially complete, the building is occupied, and operations are active (a "built project"), or (2) where the facility is sti11 in the design phase (a "design project"). The Partner agrees that it has financial and operational control of the pilot pmject facility. B. LEEDTM Pilot Project Champion. TI~e Partner agrees to designate a senior representative of the organization (named in this MOt~ as LEEDTM Pilot Project Champion. The LEEDTM Pilot Project Champion will be the person charged with ensuring that the Partner successfully carries out its responsibilities and commitments ~s stated in this MOU, and the Partner agrees that the LEEDTM Project Champion has the authority needed to execute those responsibilities and commitments. The Partner agrees to norify USGBC in writing within two weeks of any change in the designation of the LEEDTM Pilot Project Champion. The LEEDT"t Pilot Project Champion responsibilities include: 1. Fstablishing and overseeing the Partner's implementation plan, which includes the sect~ring of personnel and financial resources. 2. The scheduling of required design, construction, testing and operations for compliance with the LEEDTM Green Building Rating System. 3. Coordinating the Partner's participation and completion of the Evaluation Protocol. 4. Facilitating communication with USGBC. 5. Reporting the Partner's progress to USGBC during the Program: C. Staff Commihnen~ The Partner should anticipate devoting a combination of internal (staffl and external (consultantfcontractor) personnel resources at the approximate level of 10% person- year for every 50,000 square feet of facility space. Partner duties include scoping the green building program, tracking studies, reviewing analysis and documentation, and managing other aspects of the Partner's participation in th~ Program. The Partner agrees to provide adequate staff to fulfill the responsibilities and commi~~:-,nts it undertakes in this MOU. 2